State Rehabilitation Council

3024 Dupont Circle
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Phone: (573)-751-3251
Fax: (573)-751-1441

Email: anita.baker@vr.dese.mo.gov
Website: https://dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/vocational-rehabilitation/state-rehabilitation-council

Director: Dr. Chris Clause - Assistant Commissioner of DESE’s Office of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services

Details on Board or Commission

Authority: Title 34 Sec. 361.17

Department: Elementary and Secondary Education

Mission: The Missouri State Rehabilitation Council envisions a society that values all of its members equally and provides opportunities so that people are able to meet their needs, fulfill their dreams, and participate in society. Our mission is to assure that persons with disabilities have opportunities to be as productive as possible by advising Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation that services provided to persons with disabilities are of the highest quality, consumer-directed, responsive to consumer choice, effective, individualized, culturally specific, and relevant to labor market trends.

Function: The Missouri State Rehabilitation Council reviews, analyzes, and advises Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation regarding its performance on such issues as eligibility, services provided to consumers, and any other functions affecting persons with disabilities.

SubCommittees: Executive Committee Nominating Committee Planning Committee Finance Committee Impartial Hearing Officer Committee Program Evaluation Committee

Details on Meetings

Number of meetings: 4 meetings

Location of meetings: Jefferson City

Duration of meetings: 7 to 8 hours; committee meetings, 1 to 5 hours

Preparation time for meetings: 1 to 2 hours

Total time commitment: 3 to 4 hours

Details on Members

Total members: 15

Appointed members: 14

Term length: 3 years; one reappointment allowed

Compensation: Members receive reimbursement for realized and necessary expenses.

Member Requirements: the Statewide Independent Living Council; The Missouri Parents Act (MPACT); a client assistance program; a community rehabilitation program; 4 representatives of business, industry, and labor; disability advocate groups; a vocational rehabilitation counselor; a former applicant/recipient of vocational rehabilitation services; a representative from the State Education Agency responsible for the individuals with Disabilities Education Act; a representative of the State Workforce Investment Board; the Assistant Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the Council. The client assistance program representative serves at the pleasure of the Governor.

Political Requirements: No

Geographic Requirements: No

Senate Consent Required: No

Members

Ms. Karen Gridley
representative of the Statewide Independent Living Council
Kansas City
Term begins: Mar 22, 2022
Term expires: Mar 11, 2025

Ms. Debby Loveall-Stewart
representative of a parent training and information center
Joplin
Term begins: Mar 22, 2023
Term expires: Mar 11, 2026

Mr. Daniel R Cayou
representative of the Client Assistance Program
Columbia
Term begins: Jun 3, 2013
Term expires: Mar 11, 2015

Ms. Lydia M. Mitchell
vocational rehabilitation counselor
Florissant
Term begins: Mar 15, 2021
Term expires: Mar 11, 2024

Ms. Diana Eakright
representative of community rehabilitation program service providers
Independence
Term begins: Mar 15, 2021
Term expires: Mar 11, 2024

Mr. Gary Gerard Otten
business, industry, and labor 1
St. Louis
Term begins: Nov 3, 2014
Term expires: Mar 11, 2015

Ms. Sarah Prechtel
business, industry, and labor 2
St. Louis
Term begins: Mar 22, 2023
Term expires: Mar 11, 2026

Mr. Tim Tadlock
business, industry, and labor 3
Gallatin
Term begins: Oct 2, 2012
Term expires: Mar 11, 2014

Mr. Robert M. Hosutt
business, industry, and labor 4
Nixa
Term begins: Nov 3, 2014
Term expires: Mar 11, 2017

Vacant Slot
representative of transition

Vacant Slot
Representatives of disability groups 1

Vacant Slot
Representatives of disability groups 2

Ms. Lori Michelle Pace
Representatives of disability groups 3
Rogersville
Term begins: Nov 3, 2014
Term expires: Mar 11, 2015

Mr. Earl Brown
Current or former applicants for, or recipients of, vocational rehabilitation services
Salem
Term begins: Mar 15, 2021
Term expires: Mar 11, 2024

Ms. Jennifer Stanfield
representative of the State educational agency responsible for the public education of students
Saint Louis
Term begins: Oct 12, 2021
Term expires: Mar 11, 2024

Ms. Ronda Anderson
representative of the State workforce development board
Centertown
Term begins: Nov 7, 2023

Dr. Chris Clause
director of the designated State unit